The original Tube Screamer was released in the late ’70s by Ibanez and was popularized when guitarists like Stevie Ray Vaughn and Joan Jett used it as part of their signature sound. This legendary overdrive pedal has since become one of the most cloned pedals in history; now, it seems like any company that makes […]
Continue reading →Introduced way, way back in 1958, the Fender Jazzmaster guitar was crafted as a high-end option for jazz guitar maestros, but ultimately ended up mostly in the hands of surf rock guitarist and fans of more gain-driven and fuzzier sound. We’ll leave to music historians to determine exactly how that happened, but what we can […]
Continue reading →If there’s one thing that can really spice up the sound of a bass guitar and make it more prominent in the audio mix as a solo instrument and not just a groove machine, it’s the octave pedal. With this effect, the sound of your instrument will be kicked up a notch by the pedal […]
Continue reading →Singe coil pickups and humbuckers — as far as guitar pickups go, these usually form the two major groups. The major difference between the two is that singe-coil models are brighter, more crisp, and more expressive, while humbuckers are thicker, fuller and somewhat less articulate. This time around, we opted to delve into the world […]
Continue reading →If you’re looking for a cool way to spice up your guitar playing – mainly your solo parts – we would like to kindly draw your attention to a neat effect called the octave pedal. The way these effects operate is that they take your original input signal and craft a synthesized signal with a […]
Continue reading →As we have noted several times on Song Simian, the market of budget-friendly instruments and gear has really flourished over the past decade, bringing us some very impressive products at amazingly low prices. But the dangerous thing about buying cheap stuff is still the fact that you can stumble upon whole lot of junk out […]
Continue reading →A loop pedal can be a useful addition to your guitar equipment arsenal in a number of ways. In a practice setting, it can help you work on your rhythm and lines when you don’t have other musicians around to play with. Loop pedals can also be very beneficial in writing tunes and working out […]
Continue reading →The pickup on your guitar has a huge impact on your overall tone, controlling and shaping how the signal captured from your strings is processed and sent to your amp. For such a small piece of equipment, though, pickups can be a big hit on your budget, sometimes costing as much as or more than […]
Continue reading →Head units are often unlooked when upgrading your car sound system. You’ve likely already upgraded your speakers, installed a subwoofer, and invested in an amplifier. These are all necessary pieces of the puzzle but to really bring your sound to the next level you need to have a receiver that’s capable of bringing them all […]
Continue reading →The custom amplifiers made by Alexander Dumble are some of the most sought-after and valuable amps around, costing as much as $35,000 a pop on the secondary market. Even if you have the money to spend on a true Dumble amp, they’re made in extremely limited numbers, often customized to their original purchaser, and can […]
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